PETER YOUNG: Gangsterism by the Kremlin surfaces again to silence Putin critic
Since the US mainstream media is understandably preoccupied with the forthcoming presidential election, it has provided little coverage of the recent poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the Russian anti-corruption campaigner and vociferous critic of President Putin. But this attempted assassination has resulted in international outrage. It has been condemned by European countries in particular, and it ought to be publicised more widely.
FACE TO FACE: Watch out - Isha has a goal and there’s nothing going to stop her achieving it
A wonderful conversation with the nation’s top achiever in the BGCSE (Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education) revealed that not every high-flying student had the road paved for them. In fact, Isha Raman’s story proves we have to inspire this country’s youth to want to do well – not for their teachers and parents, but for themselves. If they learn of stories like Isha’s, they will see they can indeed achieve what seems like a near-impossible task.
WORLD VIEW: America should remember we can pick our own friends
Nelson Mandela in 1990 was a towering symbol of the triumph of right over wrong. Released from prison after 27 cruel years for his unrelenting stand against apartheid and the dehumanisation of the black peoples of South Africa, he was universally admired. His walk through the gate of Victor Verster Prison to freedom was watched on television by an emotional audience of millions the world over. Quite literally, there was an explosion of joy.
EDITORIAL: Swift action to protect our environment
THE government response to reports of damage to marine life and the seabed from cruise ships sheltering in Bahamian waters has been commendable.
EDITORIAL: A high price to pay for faking being ill
A high price to pay for faking being ill
DIANE PHILLIPS: A year later - the Abaco couple now living totally off-grid
One year ago this week, Daphne de Gregory-Miaoulis and Nick Miaoulis rode out monster Hurricane Dorian atop their Abaco Neem production centre and retail store in Marsh Harbour. For nearly five long days and nights, they clung to balcony doors and occasionally each other. On the last day, a Friday they will always remember, the exhausted husband and wife managed to make it to their farm 15 miles south of the city.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Chinese want out, Brave wants back . . . and Flying Fred wants lunch
What a topsy-turvy week it was.
EDITORIAL: Violence in the home and no money in our pockets
FOR a long time, there has been talk of the economic effects of COVID-19. For many Bahamians, it’s far more than just talk – it’s the reality today.
STATESIDE: Angry voices still rage but there are signs that change is slowly coming
Twelve years ago, America elected its first black President. But while most of the country felt good about this and celebrated what seemed to be an important turning point in the country’s often-tortured relationship between its black and white (and “brown” and “yellow” and “red”) citizens, other issues mostly dominated the news.
FRONT PORCH: The whole world’s changed and we need a brave new playbook to survive
The late Monsignor Preston Moss sometimes admonished: “Just because you live in a small country, doesn’t mean that you have to have a small or narrow mind. Keep your world big.”
EDITORIAL: Chinese workers have had enough
The shoe is on the other foot now for The Bahamas.
ALICIA WALLACE: Dorian must be more than a memory - rather a call to action
It has been one year since Hurricane Dorian devastated Grand Bahama and Abaco.
PETER YOUNG: Extremists have stolen the BLM banner and could end up giving Trump a lifeline
Watching on Thursday evening last week the concluding proceedings in the grounds of the White House of the four-day Republican National Convention, the hour was late and bedtime called.
FACE TO FACE: Delores still takes centre stage in the story of our performing arts
A jubilant personality and an effervescent spirit, Delores “Red” Archer-Adderley has been committed to the promotion of Bahamian culture and art - specifically performing arts - for decades. She is the manager of the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts, and like curators of theatres and museums all around the world, she is fighting for its survival in the midst of the global pandemic.
